H.B. 187 Enrolled

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
2003 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Neil A. Hansen
This act modifies the Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act to prohibit contributions to
the governor during a legislative session or during the time period established for the
governor to approve or veto bills passed by the Legislature.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
36-11-305, as enacted by Chapter 340, Laws of Utah 1995
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 36-11-305 is amended to read:
36-11-305. Campaign contribution during session prohibited.
(1) It is unlawful for a person, lobbyist [or], principal, or political committee to make a
campaign contribution or contract, promise, or agree to make a campaign contribution to a
legislator or a legislator's personal campaign committee, or a political action committee
controlled by a legislator during the time the Legislature is convened in annual general or veto
override session, or in a special session convened before July 1 of a general election year.
(2) It is unlawful for a person, lobbyist, principal, or political committee to make a
campaign contribution, or contract, promise, or agree to make a campaign contribution, to the
governor, the governor's personal campaign committee, or a political action committee
controlled by the governor during the time the Legislature is convened in annual general or
veto override session, during a special session convened before July 1 of a general election
year, or during the time period established by the Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, for
the governor to approve or veto bills passed by the Legislature in the annual general session.
[(2)] (3) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.